Where does “Haxnbaasn” come from?

Haxnbaasn (East Central German) comes from English hax, from English hack, from English hackysack, from English hackeysack, from English sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Haxnbaasn (East Central German): witch's broom

Definitions

  1. witch's broom

Ancestry of “Haxnbaasn”, step by step

Haxnbaasn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhaxhacks, hacking, or something done by a hacker;...
2EnglishhackTo chop or cut down in a rough manner; To cough...
3EnglishhackysackAlternative form of hackeysack
4EnglishhackeysackA non-competition sport in which a small sack, or...
5EnglishsackA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse...
6Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
7Old Englishsaccsack, bag
8Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
9Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
10Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
11Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
12Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via East Central German Baasn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanBaasnbroom
2Middle High Germanbëseme
3Old High Germanbesamobroom
4Proto-West Germanicbesmōbranch, rod; broom
5Proto-Germanicbesmô
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰes-wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος
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